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Authors
Gwen John
Welsh
Artist
About the author
In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow.
Gwen John,
Welsh
Artist
#Words
#People
#Talking
#Meaning
#Shadow
#Shadows
#Shyness
#Timidity
To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
Gwen John,
Welsh
Artist
#Violence
#Suffering
#Causes
When I was a child, I used to cry all the time.
Gwen John,
Welsh
Artist
#Time
Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.
Gwen John,
Welsh
Artist
#God
#Reality